[ross's goose?]

6 hours ago, blackburnian said:

I’m not seeing a Ross’s here. 

Me either.  I Snow here, but with the difficulty of the pic i can't rule out a hybrid Snow x Ross's. 

[Snow or Ross's ?]

This is definitely not a full Snow goose. This looks like a good candidate for Snow x Ross's to me. The head shape is not that of a regular Ross's. The grin patch is not large enough for a Snow among other things. The grayish base of the bill is also present on the hybrid.. so hybrid Snow x Ross's gets my vote.

[Red-tailed Hawk?]

Duplicate thread...see other thread

 

 

[Red-tailed Hawk?]

Red-shouldered Hawk there.

[Odd duck of the day]

 

On 1/24/2019 at 7:46 AM, RobinHood said:

Thanks birdbrain for the response.

Just to be clear are you saying you have seen a juvenile with the crescent behind the bill or that you think this is the most likely ID?

I have searched my guides and the internet for images of juvenile Pintails and Pintail hybrids and no luck.

Apparently GW Teal, Baikal Teal,  Gadwall, Wigeons (both), Mallards and ABDs are all recognized hybrids.

I am hoping it is a pure Pintail as they are very uncommon here at this time of year (actually any time of year).

Thanks again.

Apologies for delayed response....Birds in molt, especially youngsters going into adult, can look very odd at the various stages until they are near completion.

[Help with Scaup ID]

Hard to be certain but I think the drake above the female in the pic could be a Greater as the head looks more rounded and the bill larger as well to me.

[Willet?]

Agree with Willet

[Shore Birds in Florida]

Short-billed Dowitcher and Ruddy Turnstone there.

[Bald or Golden Eagle]

Another agreement for Bald

 

[What Fall migration bird]

1 minute ago, Cloebird said:

Thanks. Maybe it’s the angle of the picture but I thought the beak of this bird was longer and thinner than a junco. No?

Yeah... I'm thinking that is the angle of pic.

 

[Mergansers in VT]

9 minutes ago, cavan wood said:

In that second shot the throat shows no sharp demarcation from white chin to red throat and back to white again, so I would agree with RBME.

Scott

Agreed.

 

[Cackling Goose?]

The first set of silhouetted pics are probably Cackling, but  I would not call it 100% from just those photos. However, the next pic shows a Cackling with the 2 Canadas.

[What Fall migration bird]

Dark-eyed Junco

[Small Ground foraging bird]

American Pipits there.

[Odd duck of the day]

I think this is just a juvenile drake Northern Pintail molting into adult plumage.

[Pintail Hybrid?]

Swedish Blue Mallard here.

[Yellow-Bellied Sap Sucker?]

Yes, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker there.

[Mealy Parrot? (pet)]

Blue-crowned for me too.

[Bird Identification in NW Florida]

Unfortunately, I don't think there are 20-30 Red-crested Cardinals in Pensacola either.

 

[Thick billed murre or razorbill]

Yes to TB Murre for #1 and Razorbill for #2.

[WARBLER??]

Orange-crowned seconded.

 

[Art]

On 1/4/2019 at 3:15 PM, The Bird Nuts said:

I painted this Shoebill cartoon yesterday (mostly watercolors).  @birdbrain22, how did I do?

How did you get my sister to model for the painting?     Seriously though....great job! 

[Bird Identification in NW Florida]

We need a picture!  Don't worry about if it might not be great quality... we might be able to pick up something that seals the ID.

[Costa Rica Bird]

just a guess, but how about possibly a juvenile Slaty Spinetail?

[Found this fellow early one morning near Joshua Tree, CA - who am I?]

Say's Phoebe there.